In other news, on Thursday all students will remain in Core class so we can fill out a survey online in the computer lab. The survey is used to gauge student’s perceptions of the climate and safety of the building, among other things. Then on Friday we will visit the library and students will have an opportunity to take an AR test and get a new book.

In terms of my previous post on AR point totals I must say that I am happy to see fewer students with zero points although that didn’t always mean a higher class average. What it does mean is that more students are trying but not necessarily reaching the goal. I cannot reiterate this enough: It’s not about the points. Students should be reading 20-30 minutes a night, AR is simply a way to give students credit for what they should already be doing. Furthermore, I didn’t see any students frantically trying to get some points, any points at all, before they were due last Friday. This is in contrast to October when this practice was a little more rampant.

Here are the totals by core class.

• Core 1, 20 points due
  • Average: 21.16
  • # of students with 0 points: 3
• Core 2, 10 points due
  • Average: 5.68
  • # of students with 0 points: 10
• Core 3, 10 points due
  • Average: 6.37
  • # of students with 0 points: 5